Cedar extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping them down to 10-13. They came up short against the Desert Hills Thunder, falling 12-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Reds haven't been shut out since back in March.
As for Desert Hills, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. The result was nothing new for the Thunder, who have now won 16 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Desert Hills' part, they got a great performance from Hoyt Atkin as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Desert Hills let Harmon Skeen and Brock Graf run wild. Skeen got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Graf went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Graf a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Briggs Fillmore, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Looking ahead, Cedar will be playing in front of their home fans against Snow Canyon at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Reds' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 9.1 runs per game this season. Desert Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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